The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District has a new member of its Arson Canine Program.
According to a news release, Ginny is a two-and-a-half-year-old yellow Labrador retriever who recently returned from training to join the program with her handler assistant, Fire Marshal Brian Hadley.
Ginny is joined by Dinty, a 5-year-old black Labrador retriever whose handler is fire investigator Sean Rees, who becomes the second canine in the program.
Dinty has responded to more than 50 fires since May 2021, shortly after the program began.
Ginny, the newest member of the Arson Canine Program for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, licks Gloria Posada, a media specialist with the department, at Fire Station 72 in Fontana, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The newest member of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District’s Arson Canine Program, Ginny, from left, with Handler Assistant Fire Marshal Brian Headley and Danty with Handler Fire Investigator Sean Rees on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Fire Station 72 in Fontana . (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Ginny, with Assistant Fire Marshal, Brian Headley, demonstrates his ability to sniff the accelerator on humans during a media event at Fire Station 72 in Fontana, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Danti takes a break at Fire Station 72 in Fontana on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Dinty is one of two dogs in the arson program for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District. (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Gloria Posada, a media specialist for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, laughs as she receives a kiss from Ginny, one of two dogs in an arson program, at Fire Station 72 in Fontana, a media event After. , (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Ginny, the newest member of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District’s Arson Canine Program, watches in action at Fire Station 72 in Fontana, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Dinty with handler Sean Rees, a fire investigator for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, demonstrates how dogs smell accelerators during a media event at Fire Station 72 in Fontana, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pearson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Ginny and Dinty are accelerant detection canines, trained to sniff out traces of accelerants such as gasoline and lighter fluid. According to the release, they can help identify critical evidence at fire scenes, including the cause of the fire, and they assist in cold crime cases and uncover potential evidence in arson and murders.
“Arson dogs are an invaluable resource in arson investigations,” said Fire Marshal’s Acting Officer Monica Ronchetti. “Their senses are extraordinary, capable of hitting at a single drop of the accelerator and detecting flammable liquids 100 times greater than electronic gas detectors.”
Both dogs have Facebook and Instagram pages @SBCFireK9.
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